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Thursday, May 28, 2026, 1:00–2:00 PM ET
This session is designed to improve understanding and application of recent updates to synoptic pathology reporting protocols such as the latest Reporting Template for Reporting Results of Biomarker Testing of Specimens from Patients with Carcinoma of the Breast. These changes reflect evolving clinical guidelines that directly influence diagnostic accuracy and treatment selection in breast cancer care.

Webinar presenters Thaer Khoury, MD, FCAP, Chair, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Colin Murphy,  CEO of mTuitive.

Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY

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Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 1:00–2:00 PM ET
In this webinar, we will examine how immune recognition after allogeneic HCT can influence leukemia relapse and disease progression. The session will highlight the clinical relevance of HLA loss of heterozygosity (LOH), approaches used for its detection, and how LOH findings may support transplant strategies, including considerations for donor selection in subsequent transplantation.

Webinar presenter Alberto Cardoso Martins Lima, PhD, Clinical consulting scientist in histocompatibility,
specializing in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) at IGEN/AFIP São Paulo and CHC/UFPR in Curitiba, Brazil

Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY

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Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 12:00–1:00 PM ET
Hear an expert discuss the expanded clinical utility of HER2 IHC scoring in metastatic breast cancer and its impact on your practice

Webinar presenter Michelle Shiller, DO, AP, CP, MGP, FACP, Baylor University Medical Center.

Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY

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Molecular pathology selected abstracts

April 2024—Personalized medicine is revolutionizing cancer therapy, with targeted treatments customized to a person’s cancer-specific mutational profile leading to substantially improved health outcomes. Personalized medicine can also be applied to cancer prevention for high-risk groups based on genetic predisposition or lifestyle factors. However, there is a significant gap in cancer research resulting from a lack of equitable representation of racial and ethnic groups in cancer databases. Most research data are derived from white patients in the United States and Europe, creating racial disparities in understanding cancer development and therapies. The underrepresentation of patients of African, Asian, and Native American descent in observational, translational, and clinical cancer studies is particularly notable.

Newsbytes

April 2024—Transitioning to digital pathology can seem complex and costly. And for some, but not all, laboratories, cost in particular can be a barrier to adoption. So how do you determine which camp your lab falls into? You calculate, according to Orly Ardon, PhD, director of digital pathology operations at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Q&A column

April 2024
Q. Ordering clinicians are requesting that our laboratory flag abnormally high absolute neutrophil counts (ANC) on peritoneal fluids. We cannot find sources for reference ranges, but there is literature that states that a polymorphonuclear cell count greater than 250/μL is a reliable discriminatory test for bacterial peritonitis. We would like to use this as our reference and flag results with an ANC greater than 250 cells/μL as abnormally high. Is this acceptable? Read answer.

Q. How do you code fallopian tubes submitted for sterilization with a finding of a paratubal cyst? Read answer.

Letters

April 2024—The article “Test adds twists to lung disease diagnosis” (November 2023, page 1) virtually ignores the major problem of clinicians in the hospital thinking that it is perfectly okay to take specimens from patients in the hospital and send them directly to whatever laboratory they choose without input from the hospital’s laboratory administration or medical director. The laboratory medical director is legally responsible for approving the menu of laboratory tests to be performed in-house and all of the reference laboratories to be used.

Put It on the Board

April 2024—Member organizations of the Enduring Consensus Cervical Cancer Screening and Management Guidelines effort released in March their recommendations for the use of p16/Ki-67 dual stain for managing individuals who test positive for HPV.

FDA clears Avails Medical AST system

March 2024—Avails Medical announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Equant system, an automated lab inoculation preparation system that consists of a single module instrument that holds a cuvette with an electrical sensor. It is intended for use with positive blood cultures samples for direct antimicrobial susceptibility testing without the traditional overnight subculture. The system works by preparing samples for direct susceptibility testing by manual agar disk diffusion.

Innovative Lab Solutions welcomes VP of solutions

March 2024—Innovative Lab Solutions announced the appointment of Bridget Ketron as its vice president of solutions. With a focus on enhancing efficiency, boosting cash collections, and ensuring compliance, Ketron will play a key role in driving the company’s growth and strategic partnerships.

Bio-Rad publishes third workbook in QC series

March 2024—Bio-Rad Laboratories has published the third workbook in a P.A.C.E.-approved series designed to provide lab professionals with the training and education needed to maintain reliable test results. “Quality Control Process Optimization with Cost of Quality Application” focuses on a practical approach of cost of quality to the laboratory workflow process of quality control. After using the workbook, laboratorians will be able to construct a basis worksheet to calculate the failure costs of a selected failed laboratory process.

Agilent, Incyte collaborate to develop CDx

March 2024—Agilent Technologies announced an agreement with Incyte to develop companion diagnostics in hematology and oncology. The agreement enables Agilent to continue to expand its companion diagnostics portfolio with novel biomarkers and Incyte to leverage Agilent’s expertise in IVD assay development, global regulatory approvals, and commercialization to support clinical trials as well as the potential registration and commercialization of companion diagnostics in the United States and Europe.

Verichem reference materials for creatinine assays

March 2024—The Matrix Plus chemistry reference kit and standalone, ultra-high Matrix Plus level F for the calibration verification testing of creatinine assays by enzymatic and colorimetric methods are available from Verichem Laboratories. The ready-to-use reference materials offer constant protein content and pH across all concentration levels. The five-level Matrix Plus kit and level F feature a creatinine range from 0.2 mg/dL to 30.0 mg/dL and are intended to be treated as patient specimens. Shelf life and open-vial stability are 21 months from the manufacturing date.

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